PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 11, 13 July 1931, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICE-ItEGAL. The Governor-General and. > -Lady, Blcdisloe attended the races at Tren; tliam on Saturday, and later in tho day:'visited Bishopscourt to meet the: members of tho Anglican Diocesan Synod, who wore the guests of the Bishop of AVellington and Mrs. Sprptt.-/ .-. .. Their Excellencies attended divina sorvic'j at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral ou Sunday morning. « \ This morning the Governor-General presided at a meeting of tho Executive Council., In the evening / Their Excel- ' loncies will visit the Majestic Theatre to witness Ihc screening of the BritisU film "Tell England." His Excellency will attend tho Wellington Horticultural Society's annual meeting at tho Dominion Faimcrs' Institute on Tuesday evening, and will present tho Blcdisloe trophy for New, Zealand flora, to the successful competitor. Sir James Parr, Auckland, is at tha Hotel St. George. llr. J. P. Duggan, managing director' of Siemens (Aust.), Pty., Ltd., was & passenger by the Maunganui to-day. Mr. W. Tomkinson, of Christchurchy well known in trotting circles, was among the passengers who arrived by; the Maunganui to-day from Sydneyj. •. ' Among tho passengers by tha Maunganui to-day from Sydney was tha Key. Dr. D. Kennedy, S.M., Provincial of the Marisfc Order, wlio returned to Wellington after having attended th» opening ceremony of the new Marist College at Lismorc, N.S.W. Mr. Frank Goldberg, who has been.in New Zealand for the past month, returned to Sydney last week ,by the Ulimaroa. Mr. J., Gamble, accountant to lha Wellington Harbour Board, who has been spending a holiday in Australia, returned by the Maunganui to-day. Mr. W. Saundcrs, sporting writer on. the "Evening Star," Dunedinj who has been on holiday in Australia, returned to-day. Mr. F. 21. Neall, representative of tha Atlantic Refining Company, Philadelphia, was a passenger by, tho, Maunganui to-day from Sydney. Visitors to Wellington staying at thai Midland Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. J, Strang (New Plymouth), Mr. and Mrs. J. R. L. Stanford (Marton), Messis. Wv E. Napier, P. B. White (Auckland), J« P. Duggan (Sydney), K. France, E. Wil^ liams (Napier), A. C. Hanlon (Duno* din), and A. E. Allen (Christchureh). , Dr. H. W. X Mowll, Anglican Bishop! of Western. China, arrived in Auckland! from Vancouver by the steamer Mono* wai yesterday afternoon on a, fortnight's visit to the Dominion. Hoi preached on mission work in China at! St. Mary's Cathedral in the evening. Bishop Mowll will leave for the South! on Wednesday, and. will go as far as Timaru, lecturing on mission work sitj various places on the way. lie was consecrated 'assistant-bishop ' of' Western; China in. 1922, and became bishop 'inj 1026. Messrs. Paul Serre, T. L. Cooper] (Auckland), L. C. Hardio (Wliangareii,L. Wilson (Waipukurau), R. T. Reid* E. Bowe, T. Beynolds, F. Farrell (Hamilton), N. Souter (Cambridge), C. H, Ollivier, A. Young, H. ■Kernahanfß. B< Jones, T. J. Edmonds (Christehurch)y E. Abbey Jones, J. W. Smith, A.-L.-Walker (Inveroargill), J. S.: Bobbiai (Gore)', G. Smith (Oamaru), J. A. Peck(Dunedin)j Captain Blayney, J. de Lind* L. S. '■' Gumming (Sydney), ..Captain; Lancefield (Liverpool), C. B. AW. (Day« ton,;Ohi6), and B. B. Marsh. (San Fran* cisco) are guests at Hotel St.'. George.

Tho Boy. T. E. lUddlo and 'Mis* Eiddle, who have been on furlough inj Auckland find who wove to leave Auckland for Sydney on route to India by] the Monowai to-day, wcro tendered ;C farewell Jit Auckland last week. Mi's Eiddlo has becu a missionary iii thai Presbyterian Church for 28 years, fitsb in the New Hebrides and now in-the/ Punjab. The Ecv. H. Mawson, foreigitj missions eceretary, paid a tribute 1(* tho work of Mr. Eiddle, not only in th«j mission field, but while in New Zealand*

Mr. George D. Ashton, M.A., who isi oii tho teaching staff at Linwooi Avenue School, Christchurch, will'leave! on Thursday for England, on exchange' for a year with a teacher frora one of) the schools of tho London County Council. . Mr. Ashton served as a pupil teacher for two years at tho Timaru: Main School, and after passing through! Christchurch Training College, ho taught at the Richmond, Waimataitai, and Stewart Island Schools, before taking up his present position in Christchurch. Under the terms of the exchange ha will teach "for a year in London, but;' he is not obliged to return to the, Dominion immediately afterwards. He ii permitted by. tho Education Department to extend his absence, provided ho xeports' again for duty in New Zealand inside two years.